Sometimes, even in the world of late night comedy, things go terribly astray. Such was the case on last night’s “Colbert Report,” where host Stephen Colbert had to explain to his audience that his previously announced guests, Daft Punk, wouldn’t be on the show, because of a contractual conflict with the band’s surprise appearance on MTV’s Video Music Awards.

Did we say surprise appearance? Well, it was until Colbert —obviously feeling a tad vengeful — spilled the secret. Never mind that both MTV and Colbert’s Comedy Central are both part of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom. Oops? Colbert pulled no punches in his hilarious send-up of the situation, which left him empty handed of his promised “Song of the Summer” … Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” Thankfully, the maker of the actual song of the summer, “Blurred Lines” singer Robin Thicke, was on hand to fill in.

And of course, Colbert’s not one to be defeated, and offered a riotous dance routine to “Get Lucky,” with a little help from celebrities including Hugh Laurie, Bryan Cranston, Jon Stewart (on Skype), Matt Damon, Henry Kissinger, Jeff Bridges and Jimmy Fallon.

Of course, Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” — which I’ve admitted before, is not a personal favorite, has been the clear juggernaut of the summer, if only judging how many times you hear a snippet of it as you walk down the street. The other song of the summer, besides these two, has been Icona Pop’s “I Love It,” which actually came out a while ago, but has really snowballed lately.

And you know you’ve made it big when “Sesame Street’s” Cookie Monster makes a parody of one of your songs. Needless to say, the ravenous blue muppet’s PSA for moderation, “I Want It,” is absolutely hilarious:

Speaking of muppets, Cookie Monster’s wilder cousins, The Muppets, will be back next year in a sequel to their 2011 film. And naturally, the trailer itself is all about … sequelitis:

If you watch to the end, you’ll see Scooter singing a Song of Summer of years gone by, Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger.” That alone is worth looking forward to. (Victor D. Infante)